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To: Jeff Lins who wrote (12813)	11/18/1998 2:31:00 PM
From: Brad Patton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13925

The MP3 player shown at COMDEX was a prototype. I have been following the issues with the Diamond Rio and I am not convinced that this will be a major sales item. Aside from the fact that the recording industry has mounted a legal challenge to the Rio how big is the market. How many non-technical people even know what MP3 is? How many people are willing to download (and pay <wink, wink>) for a music format that they cannot listen to in their home stereo or in their car. On a side issue, is anyone worried that Creative branded computers will cannibalize OEM sales. Or are OEM sales so small that it doesn't matter.